| Northamptonshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| RJ Bailey | lbw b Lever | 0 | | | | | |
| W Larkins | b Foster | 23 | | | | | |
| RJ Boyd-Moss | retired hurt | 0 | | | | | |
| AJ Lamb | lbw b Pringle | 37 | | | | | |
| RG Williams | b Foster | 36 | | | | | |
| DJ Capel | c Fletcher b Foster | 51 | | | | | |
| DS Steele | c East b Foster | 3 | | | | | |
| *+G Sharp | c East b Foster | 18 | | | | | |
| NA Mallender | c McEwan b Foster | 5 | | | | | |
| RW Hanley | b Pringle | 19 | | | | | |
| BJ Griffiths | not out | 8 | | | | | |
| Extras | (7 lb, 3 nb) | 10 |
| Total | (all out, 52.5 overs) | 210 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-0, 2-52, 3-57, 4-133, 5-156, 6-157, 7-171, 8-186, 9-210 (52.5 ov) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| GA Gooch | b Mallender | 1 | | | | | |
| C Gladwin | lbw b Mallender | 94 | | | | | |
| *KWR Fletcher | b Mallender | 5 | | | | | |
| KS McEwan | c Sharp b Hanley | 68 | | | | | |
| BR Hardie | lbw b Hanley | 99 | | | | | |
| DR Pringle | c Steele b Hanley | 25 | | | | | |
| S Turner | not out | 13 | | | | | |
| +DE East | c Lamb b Mallender | 7 | | | | | |
| NA Foster | not out | 5 | | | | | |
| JK Lever | did not bat | | | | | | |
| DL Acfield | did not bat | | | | | | |
| Extras | (9 b, 11 lb, 11 nb, 1 w) | 32 |
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 101 overs) | 349 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-2, 2-17, 3-145, 4-213, 5-313, 6-316, 7-341 |
| Northamptonshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| RJ Bailey | c Hardie b Lever | 6 | | | | | |
| W Larkins | c Acfield b Lever | 4 | | | | | |
| RG Williams | c Turner b Foster | 23 | | | | | |
| AJ Lamb | not out | 64 | | | | | |
| DJ Capel | lbw b Foster | 4 | | | | | |
| DS Steele | c Hardie b Foster | 2 | | | | | |
| *+G Sharp | c East b Lever | 16 | | | | | |
| NA Mallender | b Turner | 5 | | | | | |
| RW Hanley | b Turner | 9 | | | | | |
| BJ Griffiths | b Lever | 0 | | | | | |
| RJ Boyd-Moss | absent hurt |
| Extras | (4 b, 4 lb, 3 nb, 1 w) | 12 |
| Total | (all out, 41.5 overs) | 145 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-8, 2-23, 3-42, 4-57, 5-67, 6-95, 7-112, 8-139, 9-145 (41.5 ov) |
Notes
--> Essex score at 100 overs in the first innings was 341-7
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DJ Capel (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 48
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RW Hanley (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in first-class matches
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C Gladwin (1) passed his previous highest score of 61 in County Championship matches
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KS McEwan (1) passed 14000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 54
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DR Pringle (1) passed 3500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 13
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RG Williams (2) passed 7000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 23
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RJ Boyd-Moss retired hurt in the Northamptonshire first innings having scored 0 (team had lost 0 wickets)
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